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This guide provides a method to ascertain the shutter actuation count for the following Canon camera models: - Canon 1D Mark II - Canon 50D - Canon 5D Mark II - Canon 5D Mark III - Canon 7D - Canon T2i Additional compatible models may exist. Please share if you have verified this method with other models. Mac OS X gPhoto2 can be installed via [MacPorts](https://ww...

It has been some time since I last delved into a technical article, but today we're delving into the world of flash durations. Despite extensive searching, I couldn't find any comprehensive resources offering real-world measurements of flash durations for speedlights, especially t.1 measurements. Lights Tested In this ende...

Nighttime photography often demands extended exposure times, frequently spanning several minutes. To attain optimal image quality, it's crucial to maintain a low ISO setting to minimize noise, hot pixels, and potential banding artifacts. Many photographers may resort to guessing their exposure times during nighttime shoots, leading to wasted time on "dud exposures" due to incorrect guesses. Her...

Since the release of Photoshop CS2, the introduction of Smart Objects has been a significant development. This article will discuss how photographers who shoot in RAW can leverage smart objects in Photoshop. A highly anticipated feature is soft proofing in Lightroom. Despite Lightroom's efficient workflow tools, it lacks support for one of the most fundamental tools of modern digital editing -...

Welcome to Part 2 of the Smart Objects for Photographers tutorial. This comprehensive tutorial will guide you through the meticulous process of utilizing smart objects, focusing on selective white balancing. The original image, straight out of the camera, portrays Bronte Baths in Sydney, NSW, Australia. ![Original Imag...

Today, we will discuss the art of enhancing colors in a photograph, specifically focusing on increasing saturation or vibrancy while preserving the existing color palette. This is a topic where different photographers may employ various techniques, resulting in diverse approaches. Personally, I rely on two preferred methods for enhancing colors in an existing photo, both of which are accomplished...

Today we will be talking about multiple exposure blending. We will be blending multiple exposure to capture more dynamic range in a scene. This technique is more suited towards landscapes, such as those with sky and water/land structures in them where the scene is bright on one section (e.g up high in the sky) then gradually darker to the other (e.g bottom end of image). Dynamic range [Dynam...